'When I last wrote about composting toilets, I suggested that " if we are truly going to develop a zero waste society and protect our water resources, we are going to have to start thinking about dealing with all of our wastes and not keep flushing...."

Unless the government takes firm action to rein in the security forces, there is going to be a lot more blood on the streets before the year is over.
"Bangladesh's reputation is at stake, and all responsible leaders should counsel calm, avoidance of vio

The Bangladesh garment-factory collapse highlights the need for businesses to follow the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, writes Z.P. Heller.The principles say that businesses have an obligation to protect the well-being of

The United States slapped financial sanctions on Thursday on a Greek businessman it says secretly operated a shipping network on behalf of the Iranian government to get around international sanctions on the country's sale of oil.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 there was discussion of a peace dividend, meaning a shift away from a wartime economy to a peacetime economy. Instead, US Military spending has doubled over the last 2 decades. Still Guns over Butter.

I always liked the idea&#65279; of a Global Year of Jubilee for the forgiveness of debts. It sounds to me, a lot like Isaiah 24:21-24, when the profits are not stored or hoarded up, but are used for that big party of Isaiah 25.